[Gllug] DRM - Trash Vista, Not Your Computer

Martin A. Brooks martin at hinterlands.org
Wed Aug 29 23:19:40 UTC 2007


Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
>> I don't consider this appropriate material to be posted this list.   
>> This is a Linux User Group, not a Perceived Infrigement Of Rights Wot I 
>> Spotted This Week, Waaaaah! group.
>>     
>
> Well DRM does impact on Linux - in particular our ability to do things
> like write open source media players, restricting info on graphics
> cards hardware so we can't write drivers which might get around DRM
> provisions, etc, etc.

DRM, in the purest form, _enforces_ your right to do things like write 
open source media players etc etc.

Don't confuse the popular issue with facts, and don't take my word for 
it either:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=105115686114064&w=2


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